Archive for February, 2010

From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: How long does it take for text-to-speech to activate?

February 23, 2010
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Thanks to Kindle Nation citizen Carter A. for this question about the Kindle’s text-to-speech feature: Dear Mr. Windwalker, Sometimes it seems to me that my Kindle takes a long time to boot or to start the text to speech feature. What is the standard amount of seconds it should take to load a book and start the T2S feature?...

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"Strong Nook Sales Boost B&N Online Sales" Story? It’s Just Spin

February 23, 2010
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"Strong Nook Sales Boost B&N Online Sales" Story? It’s Just Spin

File it under Silk Purses and Sow’s Ears. Just in case you hear a business headline that seems to suggest that the nooK is spurring huge increases in online sales for Barnes & Noble, don’t let the spinmeisters mislead you. The real meaning of today’s Barnes & Noble quarterly earnings report is exactly the opposite of the spin from...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Dead Witch Walking, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,794 Kindle Freebies

February 23, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Dead Witch Walking, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,794 Kindle Freebies

Originally posted February 23, 2010 – © Kindle Nation Daily 2010 (Scroll down for the fine print!) The following list contains all “promotional” free titles including several “sample” or “preview” offerings Click here for the complete list of 19,796 free books in the US Kindle Store, including public domain titles Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1) My Name...

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"Strong Nook Sales Boost B&N Online Sales" Story? It’s Just Spin

February 23, 2010
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"Strong Nook Sales Boost B&N Online Sales" Story? It’s Just Spin

File it under Silk Purses and Sow’s Ears. Just in case you hear a business headline that seems to suggest that the nooK is spurring huge increases in online sales for Barnes & Noble, don’t let the spinmeisters mislead you. The real meaning of today’s Barnes & Noble quarterly earnings report is exactly the opposite of the spin from...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Dead Witch Walking, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,794 Kindle Freebies

February 23, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Tuesday, February 23, 2010: Dead Witch Walking, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,794 Kindle Freebies

Originally posted February 23, 2010 – © Kindle Nation Daily 2010 (Scroll down for the fine print!) The following list contains all “promotional” free titles including several “sample” or “preview” offerings Click here for the complete list of 19,796 free books in the US Kindle Store, including public domain titles Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, Book 1) My Name...

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Amazon, Microsoft Deal is Not Exactly a Marriage, But Could It Lead to a Baby Kindle?

February 23, 2010
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Amazon, Microsoft Deal is Not Exactly a Marriage, But Could It Lead to a Baby Kindle?

The deal that Amazon struck with Microsoft yesterday was not solemnized in a courtroom, a church, or even in Vegas, but that doesn’t mean we won’t soon see the couple pushing a carriage with a cute and colorful little Kindle tablet model bundled up inside. Neither party has disclosed the amount of the dowry paid by Amazon to Microsoft,...

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Nuance, Amazon Text-to-Speech Partner, Launches Free PDF Reader to Compete with Adobe Acrobat Reader

February 22, 2010
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Nuance, Amazon Text-to-Speech Partner, Launches Free PDF Reader to Compete with Adobe Acrobat Reader

Almost a year to the day after Amazon began shipping its first Kindle 2 units with its Text-to-Speech feature developed by Nuance Communications, Inc., that company has just announced the launch of new free Windows-based PDF Reader software that, Nuance says, “includes features typically found in premium products” and “takes up less disk space, is more secure than Adobe®...

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Are You Listening, Mr. Bezos? Why a Kindle for Kids App Will Trump Academic Pilot Programs in Building a Kindle Future

February 22, 2010
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Are You Listening, Mr. Bezos? Why a Kindle for Kids App Will Trump Academic Pilot Programs in Building a Kindle Future

By Stephen Windwalker Originally posted February 22, 2010 – © Kindle Nation Daily 2010 Related posts:   But Mommy! It’s like your Kindle and Daddy’s iPhone had a baby! I want it! Now! Sub-$200 “Kindle for Kids” Before Thanksgiving? Wonpyo Yun, a reporter for the Daily Princetonian, has the scoop on an official Princeton University announcement of the results from...

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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Monday, February 22, 2010: Russell Fink, Amberville, Ryan Fisher, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,796 Kindle Freebies

February 22, 2010
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Kindle Nation Daily Free Book Alert for Monday, February 22, 2010: Russell Fink, Amberville, Ryan Fisher, Dozens of Free Promotional Titles, and a Link to All 19,796 Kindle Freebies

Originally posted February 22, 2010 – © Kindle Nation Daily 2010 (Scroll down for the fine print!) The following list contains all “promotional” free titles including several “sample” or “preview” offerings Click here for the complete list of 19,796 free books in the US Kindle Store, including public domain titles My Name Is Russell Fink Amberville Free with Bonus...

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From the Kindle Nation Mailbag: "Can I ‘return’ a Kindle purchase for credit if I ordered it by mistake?"

February 20, 2010
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Thanks to Kindle Nation citizen Maria for writing in with this question: Hello! I have a question about my kindle. I purchased a book by accident, and at first I did not know that I had bought  it. I must have accidentaly pressed “buy” without knowing  it. I clicked “home” and saw the book load. I tried to go...

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